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The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523; Swedish: Befrielsekriget, lit. 'The Liberation War'), also known as Gustav Vasa's Rebellion and the Swedish War of Secession, was a significant historical event in Sweden. Gustav Vasa, a nobleman, led a rebellion and civil war against King Christian II.
Anglo-Swedish War (1810–1812) [67] Location: N/A Sweden United Kingdom: Status quo ante bellum: None Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) Location: Duchy of Schleswig, Duchy of Holstein Sweden Russian Empire Hanover United Kingdom Denmark-Norway: Coalition victory Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden; Sweden cedes Swedish Pomerania to Denmark; Unknown
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was, overall, mostly insignificant for the parties involved. Catherine II regarded the war against her Swedish cousin as a minor distraction, as her land troops were tied in the war against Turkey and she was likewise concerned with revolutionary events unfolding in Poland and in France.
Swedish War of Liberation Part of the Swedish War of Secession Sweden Free City of Lübeck (from 1522) Denmark Kalmar Union: 1521 1526 Italian War of 1521–1526 Part of the Italian Wars: Empire of Charles V: Spain Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of England Papal States France Republic of Venice: 1521 1532 Musso War: Three Leagues: Duchy of Milan ...
The early Vasa era is a period in Swedish history that lasted between 1523–1611. It began with the reconquest of Stockholm by Gustav Vasa and his men from the Danes in 1523, which was triggered by the event known as the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520, and then was followed up by Sweden's secession from the Kalmar Union, and continued with the reign of Gustav's sons Eric XIV, John III, John's ...
The Revolution of 1772, also known as The Bloodless Revolution (Swedish: Revolutionen) or the Coup of Gustav III (Gustav III:s statskupp or older Gustav III:s statsvälvning), was a Swedish coup d'état performed by King Gustav III of Sweden on 19 August 1772 to introduce a division of power between the king and the Riksdag of the Estates, resulting in the end of the Age of Liberty and the ...
This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sweden .
Gustav IV Adolf's arrest during the Coup of 1809. The Coup of 1809 (Swedish: Statskuppen 1809) also referred to as the Revolution of 1809 (Swedish: Revolutionen 1809) was a Swedish coup d'état 13 March that year by a group of noblemen led by Georg Adlersparre, with support from the Western Army. [1]